PEN America Calls for Acquittals Ahead of Verdict Expected in Trial of Prominent Turkish Writers. Journalists and Rights Defenders
July 16, 2019
July 16, 2019
NEW YORK, July 16 -- PEN America issued the following news release:
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- Calls Charges Against them 'Spurious and Politicized'
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Prior to the expected verdict in Turkey on Wednesday, July 17 in the trial of Erol Onderoglu, Sebnem Korur Fincanci, and Ahmet Nesin, in which they are accused of creating terrorist propaganda by taking part in a solidarity campaign for the Kurdish newspaper Ozgur Gundem, PEN America issued the comments below a . . .
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- Calls Charges Against them 'Spurious and Politicized'
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Prior to the expected verdict in Turkey on Wednesday, July 17 in the trial of Erol Onderoglu, Sebnem Korur Fincanci, and Ahmet Nesin, in which they are accused of creating terrorist propaganda by taking part in a solidarity campaign for the Kurdish newspaper Ozgur Gundem, PEN America issued the comments below a . . .